Predators general manager David Poile does not believe his new role as general manager of the 2014 U.S. Olympic hockey team will sap his drive and commitment to his Nashville job.

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Josh Cooper
| The Tennessean

Predators general manager David Poile does not believe his new role as general manager of the 2014 U.S. Olympic hockey team will sap his drive and commitment to his Nashville job.

"I think this just gives you more energy," Poile said Saturday at a news conference introducing him for the Team USA position. "All these experiences, I hope, are giving me more expertise in making decisions."

In the next few months, Poile will have two daunting tasks. One will be to guide the United States to a gold medal in Sochi. The other will be to retool his Predators roster to avoid a repeat of the 2013 season in which ...